Siddarth Sethia
A 46-year-old homemaker has lodged a complaint with the East Division Cyber Crime Police alleging online blackmail and cyber fraud targeting her 78-year-old father-in-law.
According to the complaint,the accused woman,who identified herself as Radhika Agrawal, initially contacted the elderly man through a Facebook profile under the name “Radhika Aggarwal.”
She later shared a WhatsApp number and continued conversations through the messaging platform.
Police said the interaction reportedly began as friendly chats but later turned inappropriate, leading to intimate video calls.
The accused allegedly recorded the conversation and began blackmailing the victim by demanding Rs.2 lakh and subsequently increasing the amount.
The complainant also alleged that the accused created a fake Instagram account under the name (santoshkhemani2000),impersonating the victim.
Family members were added to the account,and the accused allegedly threatened to circulate private photos and videos publicly to defame him.
The woman stated that the incident has caused severe emotional distress to the family and that her father-in-law, due to his advanced age, was unable to approach the police personally.
She has requested authorities to trace the accused and take strict legal action.
The police are now trying to track down the accused through call record details for further investigation.
